Yosemite wildfire threatens to cut San Francisco’s power supply

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One of the largest wildfires in California’s recent history was threatening
the water and power supplies of San Francisco last night. The blaze was also
creeping towards two groves of giant sequoia trees in the Yosemite National
Park – ecological treasures that include some of the largest and oldest
living things on Earth.

Nearly 3,000 firefighters have been dispatched to tackle the Rim Fire, the
largest of a dozen blazes ravaging across California. Having gained a grip
in a remote wilderness area of the Yosemite National Park, the flames were
edging closer to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the source of 85

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The Rim Fire has consumed 225 square miles of forest

August 27 2013 EPA

The Rim Fire has consumed 225 square miles of forest

August 27 2013 EPA

It is burning on the edge of the Yosemite national park, California

August 27 2013 EPA

Some 2,800 firefighters have managed to contain only seven per cent of the blaze